(one synonym : Dragana pansalis Walker, 1859)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Picture: courtesy of the
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Picture: courtesy of the
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
This caterpillar is yellow with brown lines. It is missing two pairs of prolegs, and so moves in a looper fashion. It feeds on various species of
The adult moth of this species has brown wings, each with a scalloped dark brown submarginal band. The hindwings have a similar pattern to the forewings but are somewhat paler. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species occurs in
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(updated 19 September 2008)